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11.03.2026

Review: Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection Review (Nintendo Switch 2)

For people who enjoyed the vibes of Monster Hunter, but found the challenging, highly technical action combat to be overwhelming, Capcom came up with the Monster Hunter Stories series. The first two were enjoyable, but with Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection, Capcom has landed on something really special indeed. It also feels like Capcom’s response to criticism that has been levelled at the Monster Hunter series, and bubbled away under the surface for some time now. In Monster Hunter, you’re thrown into the role of a character who is… shall we say, disruptive to the local ecosystems. Whether it’s…

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Review: Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection Review (Nintendo Switch 2)

March 11, 2026

Capcom/JRPG/Nintendo Switch 2/Reviews

For people who enjoyed the vibes of Monster Hunter, but found the challenging, highly technical action combat to be overwhelming, Capcom came up with the Monster Hunter Stories series. The first two were enjoyable, but with Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection, Capcom has landed on something really special indeed.…

Review: Console Archives: Nobunaga’s Ambition (Nintendo Switch 2)

March 10, 2026

Koei Tecmo/Retro/Reviews/Strategy

Just when I think my love for the work of Hamster Corporation has peaked, the team goes and finds a whole new level. Arcade Archives is doing the good lord Hatsune Miku’s work in preserving a whole bunch of arcade games that the rights owners either can’t, or see little…

Review: Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly Remake (Nintendo Switch 2)

March 10, 2026

Koei Tecmo/Nintendo Switch 2/Reviews

Before I fully launch into my review of Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly Remake, a remake of my favourite horror game ever, bar none and by a considerable margin, I do have to register annoyance about something. Koei Tecmo: It’s only “Fatal Frame” in America, and that’s a far sillier…

Coming-of-age adventure game Fishbowl launches for PC and PS5 this April

March 6, 2026

News/Wholesome Games

Fishbowl is a title that I’ve seen in many game showcases, including but not limited to the Access-Ability Summer Showcase 2024 and Wholesome Snack 2025. Because of this, I am so happy to share that an early April release date has been announced for the heartfelt coming-of-age adventure game about…

JRPG Meg’s Monster is coming to smartphones this May

March 6, 2026

Indie/News

The game that got me looking at Odencat was Fishing Paradiso, which was an absolute pleasure to review many, many moons ago. Now, the Japanese developer has announced that its acclaimed 2023 RPG Meg’s Monster will launch on smartphones this May, with pre-registration available on both the App Store and…

The Occultist launches for PC, PlayStation, and Xbox this April

March 5, 2026

Daedalic Entertainment/News

Daedalic Entertainment and DALOAR have announced an April release date for first-person narrative-driven psychological horror game The Occultist. Originally scheduled to be released in 2025, this is a delay of a few months from any previous release window. A digital deluxe edition including a 200-page artbooks and the game’s complete…

Schrödinger’s Call will launch for PC and Nintendo Switch this May

March 5, 2026

News/Shueisha

Shueisha Games has announced that storybook-style narrative adventure game Schrödinger’s Call will be released digitally for Nintendo Switch, along with its previously announced PC version. In addition, the publisher revealed the game’s May release date. The game explores the pain and beauty of human connection. A new trailer was featured…

Nintendo Indie World Showcase (03/02/2026).

Recap: Nintendo Indie World Showcase (March 3, 2026)

March 4, 2026

News/Nintendo

Nintendo is keeping it short and simple for today’s English-language Indie World Showcase, with a running time of 18 minutes. But the same can’t be said for Japan, which sits at 27 minutes and includes many games not shown during the English showcase. For these Japanese games, only some apply…

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The catch-up coffee: March 2, 2026

March 2, 2026

catch-up coffee/News

Welcome to Digitally Downloaded’s weekly catch-up news feature, the catch-up coffee. Here, I bring you the best news you may have missed from last week. Grab the biggest mug you’ve got, fill it with your favourite brew, and catch up with us (and our favourite news anchor, Dee Dee)!…

Review: Gear.Club Unlimited 3 (Nintendo Switch 2)

February 27, 2026

Nintendo Switch 2/Racing Game/Reviews

The Nintendo Switch doesn’t excel at car racing, though it’s not necessarily the fault of the developers. The lack of analogue triggers means that you can’t quite replicate the feeling of pressing the foot down on a pedal, and the relatively modest hardware prevents the graphics team from truly embracing…

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Review: Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection Review (Nintendo Switch 2)

March 11, 2026

For people who enjoyed the vibes of Monster Hunter, but found the challenging, highly technical action combat to be overwhelming, Capcom came…

Review: Console Archives: Nobunaga’s Ambition (Nintendo Switch 2)

March 10, 2026

Just when I think my love for the work of Hamster Corporation has peaked, the team goes and finds a whole new…

Review: Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly Remake (Nintendo Switch 2)

March 10, 2026

Before I fully launch into my review of Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly Remake, a remake of my favourite horror game ever,…

Review: Gear.Club Unlimited 3 (Nintendo Switch 2)

February 27, 2026

The Nintendo Switch doesn’t excel at car racing, though it’s not necessarily the fault of the developers. The lack of analogue triggers…

Videos

Podcast-in-Video: Getting nostalgic for Xenogears

December 6, 2023

Xenogears is an all-time classic, but the question is… could something like that even be made again today? That’s what we discuss…

Podcast-in-Video: The games we loved through 2023

December 5, 2023

As it is the last month of the year, it’s time to look back at all the games that were released this…

Interview with the producer and director of Dragon Quest Monsters Dark Prince by DigitallyDownloaded.net

Podcast-in-Video: The big game releases in December

December 5, 2023

Apologies that we’ve been absent from uploading these videos. Various technical issues prevented us from doing a video version of the podcast,…

Podcast-in-Video: The games we wouldn’t play on the train

September 7, 2023

Got a Nintendo Switch? At some stage you’ve probably taken it out in public. After all, gaming on the go is very…

Interviews

Haunted by Lost Futures: Cherrymochi’s Jen Williams on Dusk Index: Gion

February 16, 2026

Jen Williams has seen the future, and like many of us, she’s worried about it. The studio lead at Cherrymochi, the Japan-based…

The key art for Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake, cropped to a 16:9 ratio.

On reimagining the beginning with Dragon Quest I & II

November 9, 2025

When Square Enix revealed the Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake, there was always the sense that they weren’t going to be done…

Q & A with the developer of Minos, where you get to be the minotaur

October 9, 2025

You can always trust Devolver Digital to back interesting, quirky and different projects. One recent example of this is Minos, which is…

TGS 2025 Interview: Carrying the Somnium Torch: Kazuya Yamada on Making No Sleep for Kaname Date – From AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES

October 7, 2025

The AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES series is inseparable from the creative identity of Kotaro Uchikoshi. Known beyond AI for the cult-classic Zero…

Gadgets

by Matt

January 14, 2026

Gadget/Gadget Review/Hardware/Hardware Review

Gadget Review: Corsair Sabre V2 Pro Ultralight Wireless mouse

There’s light, there’s lighter, and then there’s the Corsair Sabre V2 Pro Ultralight Wireless mouse. I’d go as far as to say that “Ultralight” is probably underselling it. It doesn’t actually feel like there is anything in this mouse, at all, and yet it does its job, very well, both as a practical mouse for work and something to game…

Anbernic/Gadget/Gadget Review/Hardware/Hardware Review/Retro

Gadget review: Anbernic RG DS

Android-based consoles, such as those Anbernic produce, are made for an application that is obvious: Emulation. By extension, that means they facilitate piracy, and that tends to make the games industry’s suit people mad. However, it is also because of devices like these that the indie scene flourishes with new…